JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan

Terms from the program's own pages

2027 terms

• Standard: postdocs from countries outside the Short-term lists; application goes through a Japanese host researcher; PhD proof needed before start; prior Standard recipients ineligible. Short-term (PE) for US, Canada, Europe source

This round

Past editions

• FY2027 standard 1st

  Arrival period; results late Dec 2026; 120 awards.

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  Deadline Aug 28, 2026

  Starts Apr 1, 2027

  Ends Sep 30, 2027

• FY2026 standard 2nd

  Arrival period; results early Aug 2026.

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  Deadline Apr 28, 2026

  Starts Sep 1, 2026

  Ends Nov 30, 2026

• FY2027 short-term PE 1st

  Short-term (PE) for US, Canada, Europe researchers; deadline passed.

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  Deadline Sep 25, 2026

• FY2026 standard 1st

  Deadline host to JSPS 5pm JST; event dates are the arrival period; results late Dec 2025; host may set earlier internal deadline.; event dates are the arrival-in-Japan window

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  Deadline Aug 29, 2025

  Starts Apr 1, 2026

  Ends Sep 30, 2026